How it is worked out
Since 2023 every proxy (DEF 14A) gives it with structured data: total compensation as the summary table states it, the "actually paid" figure (the same with shares and options valued at year end), the average of the other named officers, what $100 in the stock and in the company's chosen peer group became, and the measure the company ties pay to.
How to read it
- "Actually paid" rises and falls with the stock, because the options are revalued. A year in which the stock fell can show it negative.
- The peer group and the measure are the company's choices. The table describes; it does not judge whether the pay was deserved.
Example
A chief executive with total compensation of $20M and $60M actually paid held shares that tripled within the year.